South Main Drive-In
11510 S. Main Street,
Houston,
TX
77025
11510 S. Main Street,
Houston,
TX
77025
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Previously operated by: Claude Ezell and Associates Inc., Interstate Theatres Inc. & Texas Consolidated Theaters Inc.
Previous Names: Texas Drive-In
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The Texas Drive-In was Houston’s first drive-in theater, opening at 6:45 p.m. on June 7, 1940. The premier feature was “The Under-Pup” with Gloria Jean and Nan Grey. It was operated by Claude Ezell and Associates Inc.
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Listed in the 1956 Motion Picture Almanac The South main parked 4oo cars,so there was no change. It was owned by Interstate Theatres which also owned the Sheppard Drive-in.
This looks more like an aerial view of the McClendon Triple Drive-In further south on South Main.
The picture above is NOT the South Main!!!
The S Main was a one screen. Ushers (me) from the Village theatre used to be paid (maybe 50 cents?) to drive over to the S Main and count the cars to see what the competetion was doing. Usually we just asked the girl in the ticket booth and she told us. We were all teenagers!
Grand opening ad posted.